Country
Suriname SUR
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +6.1
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap55.0
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical48.8
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth65.4
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity29.3
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance48.1
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Suriname sovereign credibility, in brief
Suriname scores 48.0 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 17 of 20 in Latin America & Caribbean, the 20th percentile of the region. The score has risen 2.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 8.1% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (48/100) | improving.
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 17/20 in Latin America & Caribbean · 20th percentile
Region avg 51.9 · best 63.5 · worst 16.1
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +31.9%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -2.0%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 978.7 | 2026-08-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -55.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 45.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 1.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 53.5K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -40.8% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 3.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 3.3 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 91.0% | 2010-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 6.7% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 129.1% | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $7,070 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 59.7% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.